Post #505490 by Bohemiann on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 2:25 PM

Anyone coming down should give me an IM first and I would be happy to meet you there and introduce you to some very nice people. The owners and managers are all "Good People".

The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and the drinks are... Trader Vics. BTW, The Sushi was awesome and I like Sushi!

If we start saying that THIS place is NOT a tiki bar because it has deviated from its parent into this new concept... then we have to re-evaluate alot of places that are currently legitimately thought of and referred to as "a tiki bar". It's more Tiki than many places listed on Critiki. Its WAY more tiki than Sarasota's Bahi Hut and O'learys Tiki Bar.

SO ... I just want to ask a general question. Are some of you actually OPPOSED to a new chain of Tiki Bar restaurants that serves yummy Trader Vics drinks and economical food in a family atmosphere?

Do we have to rely ONLY on the occasional successful dark divey type in the wrong part of town or the high priced Icons that can only really exist in major metropolitan areas and one could probably not afford on a regular basis?

Keep in mind that we still have all of the other choices PLUS this.

Seems like it fits a nice niche to me. I can tell ya one thing... I AM HAPPY and I will be sitting there in 5 minute drinking a fabulous Mai-Tai on the patio watching the Alligator swim in the lake through the tiki torches as my kids play in the grass and eat popcorn shrimp!

Cheers Trader Vics Island Bar & Grill! and thank you for taking the chance and spreading the TIKI !!

and thats all folks.... ALOHA &....ALOHA!

[ Edited by: Bohemiann 2010-01-19 15:31 ]